‘Far below par’ – Swansea boss laments being ‘second best totally’ against Town

Swansea City boss Alan Sheehan admits his side were second best in their home thumping by Ipswich Town yesterday. Two own goals by ex-Town hero Cameron Burgess, plus strikes from Jack Clarke and Ivan Azon, and a fantastic save from Christian Walton, fired the Blues to a second straight 4-1 away win. WATCH: Walton’s incredible save and Azon’s first goal as Town sink the Swans “The first half was incredibly disappointing, we were far below par,” he said. “We turned the ball over a lot, we looked a bit anxious, we didn’t come out of duels. We were second best totally. “We turned the ball over way too much and you cannot do that against a team like this. “We made a couple of changes at half-time, and tried to be more aggressive in the right areas and we got a really well-worked goal. READ MORE: Six observations following 4-1 win at Swansea “But then we turned the ball over again, we hit the post, but you cannot play like we did – especially in the first half today – and expect to get anything out of it. “I understand the frustration everyone including the fans is feeling, we all watch the same game so I do understand it. We feel the same. “I have had tough times in my career, I have been in the game a long time and I understand what we are trying to build but we also know the results are not what we want.” Ivan Azon celebrates his first Town goal (Image: Ross Halls) With the Swans sliding down the table as the Championship enters another international break, Sheehan is a boss under pressure. Asked if he was still the man for the job, he insisted: “Yes, I believe I am. Of course I do. “I think anybody who’s at the training ground, the culture that we have, the environment… “We’ve not had a lot of time on the grass with the players. I think we’ve got 12 guys going away now and we don’t see them until Thursday before Bristol City again. “So we do want to tweak things of course. We want to evolve, we want to individually develop the players that we have brought in. We try to give them the right amount of minutes to make that impetus to play regularly. “Today’s a disappointing day and no matter what I say it’s not going to turn anybody’s opinion. We had a game today where we didn’t show up to the level at all. “Then second half, we give ourselves an opportunity and then concede by giving the ball away and we’re giving ourselves a lot to do in games.”